proberly been asked before

[brent007]

as above, but coul;dent find anything on search

Are german style number plates uk road legal
Cheers guys
brent

[Cook318IS]

nope, afraid not.

[HairyScreech]

no, its on here loads.

[brent007]

ok lads, cheers, hypotheticly speaking, what would happen if i had a set on my car and got pulled over

[Cook318IS]

you would get fined up until the point where the plod can take the numberplate off the car and issue a q plate instead.

[brent007]

ouch, ok mate cheers

[choppa7]

However, you can get road legal pressed plates now, kind of a second best to stay on the right side of things if thats what you're after

[brent007]

cheers mate, dont surpose you have any links do ya

[fuzzy]

its probably not proberly.

[brent007]

ok fuzzy, thanks for pointing that out.....

[pac1982]

I roll German plates on mine had them on for donkeys now and no trouble (touches wood)

However I can tell you that no pressed metal plate is legal in the uk regardless whether or not it has a UK font or GB symbol on there.

One of the legal requirements for a UK number plate is that it’s of plastic construction which none of the pressed "metal" plates are.

8 time out of ten times you'll just get told to remove them, 2 out of ten you'll get a fine and if you’re really unlucky you'll get a Q plate on your car but you would have to have been caught several times to end up with Q plate or be right cocky coont with the copper

I reckon one of the main reasons I’ve never been pulled is the fact that my plates really do look German and a lot of coppers don’t fancy the trouble of dealing with someone who may not speak English, I’m not stupid though I realise its only a matter of time before one copper does me over
Once I do get pulled the plates will come off and become a nice ornament on my wall or be put on for shows but I reckon £30 for a year’s worth of my car looking funky on German plates is worth it

[Cook318IS]

One of the legal requirements for a UK number plate is that it’s of plastic construction which none of the pressed "metal" plates are.

Are you sure? Last time i read the law, it said the background had to be reflective - it didnt state what material it had to be in. I never had any trouble with my street legal pressed plates i had on my old car.

[harry_p]

i'm fairly sure the british standard which all legal uk plates must display only relates to the reflective material, not what the plate itself is made of.

[trevski]

I have road legal pressed plates on my car!
They have the BSAU145a stamp on them! And the car passed the mot at a very "take no bs" garage last week with them on!

[Ranchero]

its probably not proberly.

Think yule find currekt speling is probally.

Plees dont tank me.

[town325i]

I roll German plates on mine had them on for donkeys now and no trouble (touches wood)

However I can tell you that no pressed metal plate is legal in the uk regardless whether or not it has a UK font or GB symbol on there.

One of the legal requirements for a UK number plate is that it’s of plastic construction which none of the pressed "metal" plates are.

8 time out of ten times you'll just get told to remove them, 2 out of ten you'll get a fine and if you’re really unlucky you'll get a Q plate on your car but you would have to have been caught several times to end up with Q plate or be right cocky coont with the copper

I reckon one of the main reasons I’ve never been pulled is the fact that my plates really do look German and a lot of coppers don’t fancy the trouble of dealing with someone who may not speak English, I’m not stupid though I realise its only a matter of time before one copper does me over
Once I do get pulled the plates will come off and become a nice ornament on my wall or be put on for shows but I reckon £30 for a year’s worth of my car looking funky on German plates is worth it

I think you will find this is wrong as when these cars where new they had pressed plates on and the law stands from when they are new

[zaust]

They need to prove they were made after 2001 to make them ilegile, But you cannot display a D mark, Must be blank or gb.

[bss325i]

All you need to know about plates in the UK.

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_630.htm

[DanThe]

I reckon one of the main reasons I’ve never been pulled is the fact that my plates really do look German and a lot of coppers don’t fancy the trouble of dealing with someone who may not speak English,

You think police are that stupid to not realise you are sitting on the right hand side of the car? More likely they didnt pull you because they didnt notice the plate

[psychochild187]

yeh i got german plates pressed in germany . BUT they were great .

untill i left them on the car in germany . and they got spotted. !

back then it wasnt well known this happens. but now they know about it its just waiting till one of them bothers . which if your squeeky clean i bet wont ever happen .

[matto]

All you need to know about what an mot tester will be interested in regarding your plates in the UK.

http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_630.htm

Corrected your post

Now for the real deal...

The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20010561.htm

But bascially pressed plates are ok on cars registered pre 2001 so long as they are reflex-relecting (even serck plates ) you'll see this in schedule 2 part 2, the font still needs to be similar in size and style to the prescribed one though.

Also I've got no idea why people think that you'd end up with a Q plate as a result of repeated number plate infringments, but the dvla will withdraw your reg number from use thus leaving you with an unregistered vehicle and a whole world of problems should you use the vehicle until you get it re-registered, which potentially could see you end up on a Q plate if you have modified the car or can not prove it's age etc.

[Raj_p]

One of the legal requirements for a UK number plate is that it’s of plastic construction which none of the pressed "metal" plates are.

Dont think thats true, my dads e-type has a reflective vinyl with black letters stuck on the body, and so does the caterham 7.

I think it dont matter what material its made out of, aslong as its reflective and has the correct font